You have to wonder what has taken us so long. From the massacres at Columbine (1999) and Virginia Tech (2007) to the most recent tragedy in Sandy Hook, CT, just days before the 2012 Christmas holidays were to begin, it has been obvious that our children are far too vulnerable in the very structures that should provide them safe haven. While these three tragedies and too many others involved crazed gunmen, unstable people with guns are just the beginning.

About Us

Upper West Side Community Emergency Response Team (UWS CERT) are trained and certified citizen volunteers organized to provide auxiliary support to the emergency response efforts of the New York Police and Fire Departments of Manhattan's Upper West Side